The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-25
THE ART OF MAKING soxxzza
Nigh Wages Paid to the Artist Of Highest
Rspk-AM In tho Twist.

From tAs Bsookivn Hm0.
There are 10000 milliners In New York and
Brooklyn-abOut one bonnet builder to every
fity adult women. Ten years age an artist a!
R ssis Tos say she Ssss New
9as
In q fashionable millinery show room
noticed blonde beauty enioying unelloyed
S Blue and hs sod aon nssd
Madame, she said, turning to the waiting mil.
IL AmsrIcs Who could have given such droop
Ss sss nSha9F and the %
portant feathers stood at my side and sm lied.
that p msker has
requiring. not skilled labor merely. but ARTISTIC
capabilities. and. for NO small plumber Of
mors seVsse than tho Doctor
ysT, ,undereoes In the profsssional schools.
sas sas into scR
mastered thoroughly. pays woman better
than almost any wags esrnnE pursuit. ,.,u,r..
liz @ sls sea y g hssa q sSs Isssss
sii 70 Week e% S to + sooa
" hshae sp tssas TOR
. hat Is its frame. and this went first through
altoeet 6 s too low Crowned and Dat Trimmed.
French fashions jump from one extreme to
som they must set Be- iow That is Psrsian doc
trine; but a modifying 4 for American tastes
s toSshss q the and
isnaty va and it tp,siftsd LOOK. and then went
hair who sat by herself at O window
~ sew wires about the brine Of bats bats and and
sshs %onshs ana .Sss are Just Sesnnns to
lengths q brown silk i9r tie purpossi The hat
70 those Of . pretty girl somewhat older and a
Sth nearly two years who fsSe 20
%neyr proper The WORD nsod IN
4 for the trimmer. The miIlinsr put = band
Severed ths srown. WITH : glossy plush
s ss e T pasan Hs sse'fssh 81.
70 bscone a trimmer. IThls Important person
Dying her WITH material, received the bat last
s6ssss beS %es . sed sssn IN
exactly the right place on tho front. and pro-
doesn't sars s sSss q ss wsee Ths odss
GIRL who can be trusted to cut velvets and
Plushss for facings. is paid anywhere from ~
to $40. The milliner, who is often woman
VINO hoped to be q trimmer. but never devel-
oped ability enough tor that grade OF the pro-
Iession. does nothing but put the outer cover
OF lace or beads or plush upon bonnet, ana 10
paid from $40 to $14. A trimmer has to have
Inventive gifts and be something OF q design
or; II she has genius in this limo she can name
This Is Hrs. Hlcks-Lo said my guide.
performing the INTRODUCTION to Q quiet girl who
E Ess grouping some aysysy feathers on "a
makes Mrs. Hicks Lords bonnets; Some trim
and We apportion things among them accord
ingiy. II 10 curious" she went on. to sec how
the nationalities are divided Germans. as a
rule, haven't q good color sense. Jewesses
oress with exquisite taste when they have
money. but there are almost no good mil
nners among them. American girls are quick
q anything, but Irish girls are perhaps the
pest 81 all All good milliners are OF an emo
Nonal Warm-hearted disposition. Perhaps
tnet ls because they have to have something
n me artistic temperament TO succeed Al all.
Pleasant work. Yes; II Is lighter than dress
making and tho materials are pretty to handle,
put u Is not easy. One IL rackinR ones brains
ioS something entirely new all the time
a. Miiiinery is becoming 80 much OF nne art
S snat II attracts better educated girls every
H. nI pay them 70 turn their tune and attention.
n sSISs to many. 2 fortune 70 some Mme. Con.
~ tney MI her up IN business. She ~ worth
N41 y mtlIOn now. 81